“Natural Variability” Trumps Climate Change

In stunning fashion, during the last seven months, a series of research studies have proven that “Natural Variability” trumps human induced Climate Change.

This revelation has rocked the consensus scientific community and forced changes in many cornerstone climate science principles including the most coveted principle…“climate and climate-related events are exclusively driven by atmospheric forces.”

The new research shows that varying natural emissions, mostly geological in origin, can completely mask the effect of man-made atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. For those advocating the theory of climate change / global warming, this is a huge setback scientifically and politically. However, that is only part of the story because natural variability also plays a dominant role in driving worldwide ocean temperature trends and the development of Polar ice caps.

This article will discuss the three most significant examples demonstrating how varying natural forces directly affect Earth’s climate and climate-related events: the 25-year global warming “hiatus”, the 37-year increase of Antarctica’s Polar Ice Cap, and generation of all El Niños.

Example 1) The “hiatus”…how land-based volcanic eruptions directly affect worldwide atmospheric temperatures and sea levels for extended time periods. Just-released research confirms that the volume of sulfur and moisture-laden ash emitted from the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption has had a much longer lasting and stronger effect on worldwide atmospheric temperatures than previously imagined (see here and quote below). This research conclusion has in the vernacular opened “Pandora’s Box” for several reasons.

First, it is strong confirmation that the widely debated 25-year global warming hiatus is, in fact, real. Controversy concerning the existence of the Hiatus began in June of 2015 when a small but influential group of climate scientists and climate organizations, most notably the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), contended the hiatus never happened. As proof, these folks offered up their “adjusted” atmospheric temperature dataset, which effectively whipped out the hiatus.

Global warming hiatus is real

The validity of the temperature adjusting process was the focus of the intense argument. The just-released Mount Pinatubo-based research study has once and for all settled this entire argument because it is clearly a more reliable analysis of the hiatus. Why, because it accurately fits a wide variety of data: mid-level satellite data, unadjusted, lower level atmospheric temperature data, and numerous previous hiatus research studies. It can now be confidently stated that NOAA’s adjusted dataset is incorrect and that the warming hiatus is real. Furthermore, the very modest rise in sea level during the last 25 years has also been influenced by natural variability.

Second, the primary conclusion of the Mount Pinatubo-based research study, that geological emissions from one significant land volcanic eruption can have a measurable effect on Earth’s climate, clears the path to study the natural variability effect of all volcanic eruptions. This effort has already begun as per research by the Massachusetts Institute Technology’s (MIT). This groundbreaking research shows that large-to-moderate-sized volcanic eruptions and ongoing / daily non-eruptive volcanic emissions do in fact have a tangible effect on Earth’s climate (see here).

Example 2) The increasing Antarctic Polar Ice Cap….how the 35-year increase in the Antarctic Polar Ice Cap extent is the related to ocean currents that are driven by geologically shaped seafloor configurations. In July of this year, research by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) showed that natural variability and not man-made atmospheric global warming has driven the 35-year increase of the Antarctic Polar Ice Cap (see here). Other research as per the quote below proves that unusual seafloor geometries (ridges and canyons) emplaced by powerful geological forces are the primary driver of the 35-year increase of Antarctic Polar Ice cap. When also considering that very convincing evidence indicates that local melting of a few West Antarctic glaciers is the result of geologically induced geothermal heat flow (see here), it becomes clear that natural variability plays a significant role in Antarctic climate and climate-related events.

“El Niño is a complex and naturally occurring weather pattern that results when ocean temperatures in the Pacific Ocean near the equator vary from the norm.”

It is here contended that these so-called unknown natural forces are in fact massive pulses of chemically charged and super-heated seawater from giant deep ocean geologically related circulating systems (see here). The 1998 and 2016 El Niños are thought to be the most significant climate events of the last 50 years. This is a powerful confirmation that deep ocean geological forces play a major in driving Earth’ s climate and climate-related events.

In summary, it is now proven that naturally varying geological forces strongly influence our atmosphere, polar ice caps, and deep oceans. When active, these forces have the power to mask or completely override the effect of manmade atmospheric methane and CO2 emissions. This is a major step forward for the Plate Climatology Theory which states that periods of active Earth tectonics and volcanism can be correlated to periods of active climate change and climate-related events.

Geology Rocks the Planet!

James Edward Kamis is a Geologist and AAPG member of 42 years with a B.S. and M.S. in geology who has always been fascinated by the connection between Geology and Climate. More than 11 years of research / observation have convinced him that the Earth’s Heat Flow Engine, which drives the outer crustal plates, is also an important driver of the Earth’s climate. The Plate Climatology Theory (plateclimatology.com) was recently presented at the annual 2016 American Metrological Society Conference in New Orleans, LA. (see here)

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Amber

One of the most significant outcomes of the USA election is the public awakening to the utter contempt main street media holds them . Preachy condescending Liberals
pushing for the most part Democrat ideology while shutting out different values and political priorities . Telling the people what to think instead of listening . The Green Party garnering a whopping 1 % of the vote and was supposed to be the champion of what the President claims is the number one threat to the world . Global Warming rebranded Climate Change . Apparently people in the rust belt and over 30 other States disagreed with that as a priority .
The lazy media played along and sold scary climate stories they were spoon fed and in some cases refused to provide any balance to the BS they are spoon fed and have been spewing for years .
When their party lost they were so stunned all they could play was the race card and are still in denial holding out for hopeless recounts or conspiracy theories of Russian espionage and hacking .
The public has now been put back in control so if some clown weather women wants to pitch nonsense the public shifts to more objective information sources. Ones that aren’t the propaganda or fake news tool for a political party .
Universities that are now full on incubators for a one sided left wing agenda are really ripping those kids off but worst of all those like Colorado University have faculty openly saying they will not discuss opposing climate views . Education to Propaganda is a fine line . Colorado crossed it . The LA times crossed it . The Guardian , New York Times …. well what do you expect ?
Peoples actions demonstrated the jig is up . Short those media stocks they are going down .

Amber

If left wing pinko Saunders doesn’t like him he sounds like he has potential .
He looks like a guy with a bit of backbone and won’t be bullied by the Demo rat
whiners who have infiltrated the EPA .
Good luck Mr. Pruitt . …. hire security . When the looney tunes get desperate( and they are ) they go into ugly mode . Taking apart their $Trillion dollar con game is going to get them down right belligerent but who cares ? They did get about 1 % of the vote
after all . In other words the science fiction is settled in the minds of voters by about
99 % . The debate is over in their hot air world .
Drain away Mr. Pruitt the public backs you despite the shrill sound of whiners who just had their piggy bank broken .

Amber

The NASA data manipulators collectively don’t have an IQ over 38 . Bullshit merchants about to be out on their ass . Maybe Britain would like to hire NASA rejects .
Where oh where are Dicaprio and Gore going to get their alarmist propaganda ?
When is the much vaunted IPCC report coming out ? That’s right NEVER .
The jig is up they were played as useful idiots and are no longer required .
Did the IPCC hot pants smut writer ever beat those sexual harassment allegations ? Quality right through the organization .

Amber

Why would virtually no change to Antarctic ice in over 100 years be a surprise at all .
Whether it’s minus – 60 or minus – 58 certainly we know it is fricking cold and it is not about to thaw . Throw a few volcanos open below the surface and a part of it might
but if that is considered caused by climate change the science fiction is bigger than
we know .
The question is how much will the Antarctic grow by over the next 1000 years ?

Amirlach

JayPee

I’m willing to consider your argument, but I’m disturbed of your willing to give credence to the unproven and unfoundedly assumed presumption that CO2, CH4, and any other gasses that the extremist left hates are upon their dictum alone the mythical GREENHOUSE GASSES as they define them to be.

I ask you not to buy into their argument without the proof that they have never had.
They have always had conjecture, lies and hysteria and even a low percentage of consensus ( as if that means anything ).
But they have NEVER had proof of their mythical GREENHOUSE EFFECT ( as defined by the extremist left ).